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Vibrations could be felt up to Athens and Istanbul, and a tsunami was also observed. At least six people died in Turkey and two people died in Samos.
5:20 pm, October 30, 2020
In a severe earthquake in the Aegean they are in the Western turkey and numerous buildings collapsed and several people were killed and injured in the eastern Aegean. Dem Turkish television station TRT According to information so far, at least six people have died in Turkey, around 150 injured, around 70 have already been rescued from the rubble and more have been buried.
On the greek island Samos they are after the severe earthquake two 17-year-olds recovered dead state. According to Greek media reports, the girl and boy were in the small town. Vathy on foot on the way home after school when the walls of the houses collapsed in a narrow alley due to the earthquake. Greek authorities had previously reported eight wounded who had been transferred to the island’s hospital after the earthquake. There was still uncertainty about other people injured or killed.
Tsunami after earthquake
This happened both on Samos and on the west coast of Turkey after the earthquake. Tsunami water on the banks, there have also been several aftershocks. According to the Turkish National Disaster Agency, the main earthquake had one Strength of 6.6. The person responsible for the earthquakes US agency USGS and the Central Institute of Meteorology and Geodynamics of Austria gave the force of Quake even with 7.0 a.
The center of the earthquake was in the Aegean Sea off the Turkish province of Izmir, a few kilometers north of the Greek island of Samos, Turkish and Greek media reported. The TRT station showed images of collapsed apartment buildings and clouds of dust over the city. Izmir. Panic was reported on the streets during the earthquake and telephone connections were cut.
Flooded walks
Greek television stations showed images of the flooded coastal walk, where the water washed away the cars. Power went out. Flooded streets can also be seen in images from Seferihisar, Turkey. In an interview with TRT, experts warned of a possible additional tsunami. Earthquake institutes are already reporting the first aftershocks further west of the main earthquake, several of them above magnitude 4.0.
According to various reports, the earthquake was in the Turkish metropolis. Istanbul and it was felt up to the Greek capital Athens. Turkish President Recep Tayyip erdogan He addressed the population in a tweet. Help the people affected by the earthquake by all means. In Greece it was
Vice Minister of Citizenship on the way to Samos.
The center of the earthquake was in the Aegean Sea off the Turkish province of Izmir, a few kilometers north of the Greek island of Samos, Turkish and Greek media reported. The TRT station showed images of collapsed apartment buildings and clouds of dust over the city of Izmir. Panic was reported on the streets during the earthquake and telephone connections were cut.
EU-Hilfe
EU Council President Charles Michel offered help to Turkey and Greece. “My thoughts are with all those affected,” Michel wrote on Twitter on Friday. “The EU is ready to provide support.” The president of the EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, also offered all the help imaginable.
